Articles Tagged with ''food processing industry''

Multinational food and beverage company Nestle announced this week it is exploring options to sell off its subsidiary Davigel—provider of branded frozen and chilled food products, ice-cream and solutions for out of home in Europe as part of its on-going portfolio review.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) and Messe Dusseldorf North America (MDNA) announced they will organize a US Pavilion at FoodPex 2015, an international trade fair for the food processing and packaging industries.

The organic industry continues to show rapid growth both domestically and globally with 19,474 certified organic operations in the US and a total of 27,814 certified organic operations around the world, according to USDA.

Marking the company’s 20th anniversary and beginning if its iconic Belgian-style wheat brew, the Blue Moon Brewing Company announced it will honor the milestone by building another brewery.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Sunday to close the 2015-2016 Pacific sardine fishing season beginning July 1 in order to save the industry after observing rapid population decline.

 This year’s exhibit hall featured 222,130 square feet of floor space occupied by 1,204 companies representing 51 countries. 

On March 25, the International Probiotics Association of Europe held its first formal meeting in Brussels which included representatives from Danone, DuPont, Yakult, Chr-Hansen, Probi, Lallemand and the IPA.

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, presented to the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services in mid-February, continue to draw sharp reaction from elements of the food industry. Both federal departments are soliciting public comments before acting on the recommendations.